MANUALLY OPERATED EXERCISE EQUIPMENT WHICH

Brand	Owner (click to sort)	Address	Description
HIPSAWAY	Lojo Productions	PO Box 951479 Lake Mary FL 327951479	Manually operated exercise equipment which targets and isolates the hip muscles;
PROFLEX	UNIVERSAL GYM EQUIPMENT, INC.	Cedar Rapids IA	manually operated exercise equipment which facilitates stretching exercises;PRO FLEX;
PROFLEX	Dominion Fitness Concepts	593 Southlake Blvd Suite F Richmond VA 23236	Manually operated exercise equipment which facilitates stretching exercises;
	Where the owner name is not linked, that owner no longer owns the brand

Technical Examples

A lockout mechanism allows for controlled use of exercise equipment. Use is allowed on a time-controlled basis. A predetermined period of time is allocated based on an amount of money paid. The preferred embodiments include a coin-operated, time-controlled, lockout mechanism incorporated onto various types of exercise equipment to prohibit use. The first category including those types of exercise equipment which utilize flywheels, including but not limited to: elliptical trainers, stationary bicycles, stair steppers and cross-country ski machines. This first embodiment employs a friction device to prohibit use. The second category including those types of exercise equipment which utilize adjustable resistance in the form of a weight stack, including but not limited to: universal gyms and nautilus equipment. This second embodiment employs a spring loaded latch mechanism to prohibit use. A third category includes those types of exercise equipment which require electricity to operate. This third embodiment employs a timer circuit to interrupt power to prohibit use.